Saturday, November 19, 2016

The Internet: All Cats, All the Time. .

25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy, Andy Warhol, circa 1954

Dear Purring,

Here is a delightful segment on why cats meow. Here is a good song to follow the film. And here are some cats on the Internet; because everybody knows that cat videos and images are why the Internet was invented in the first place. Where would we be without it? Petting more actual cats, probably.

One of the cats that lives here is formally known as Roosevelt, but her intimate circle know her as Toughie Muffin. Toughie calls me by a pet name, too, I am her 'Molliewinkles;' as in; "Molliewinkles! I have told you again and again to get that rattlesnake out of your mouth!" She tells me this most nights, when I use an electric toothbrush that she thinks is quite dangerous. She also admonishes me about the telephone answering machine, which is obviously a horrible box from hell capable of containing all manner of disembodied voices.

Cats are very wise indeed, and I continue with things like the vacuum, and the guitar, and even this laptop computer, to what might end up being my great peril.

PS
I have read that Andy Warhol and his mother (both fond of living with cats) called all his cats Sam, except for one, called Hester. I expect his cats might have called him by a special name too, maybe 'Old Squarepants'' or 'Scratchtop Pete.'